a bleeding purple utah jazz blog

NBA Playoffs R1 and R2: Who Dressed Them?!

This year, we’ve gotten a little more variety. Well, with the exception of Tim Duncan. I’m sure it does not surprise anyone that he either doesn’t know or doesn’t give a crap that plaid is so last year:

So, what trends have we seen from our generally fashion-challenged NBA players this Playoffs? Let’s start with the one that has garnered the most attention so far.

**Kevin Durant’s backpack:

And what was behind this decision? Well, it was apparently a case of “because I wanted to”:

**Scott Brooks loves his friendship bracelets. Like me, you might question why a grown man wears these. My guess: He’s appealing to the fans he won over with his turn as “Travis” in “Clueless.”

**Too cheap to replace clothes that shrank in the wash:

**Chris Paul was the first (and so far only) NBA player to pimp his kid at the podium:

**Lebron James and Dwayyayne Wade are always together…

…and they make poor Christopher Bosh play by himself:

Now, I’m going to hand out some awards just because I can.**Most Authentic Male Stripper Costume: Dwight Howard

**Most Authentic Homeless Costume: Joakim Noah

**Mr. Consistency aka Mr. Boring, winner: Eric Spoelstra

**Mr. Consistency, runner-up: Stan Van Gundy. Stan was the frontrunner for this award in the early going, but then he decided to switch it up after Game 4 and, well, the result is that he lost to Spoelstra.

**Best Exemplifies Euro Style, Conservative Division: Dirk Nowitzki. The pics are in order, and it’s interesting to note that Dirk was clearly in a more adventurous state of mind (and by “adventurous” I mean “wore stripes”) at the start of the Playoffs.